Fish hunting season in Mekong Delta region’s flood season
Travel – Foods - Ngày đăng : 08:55, 10/10/2024
Many people in An Giang Province’s Phu Hoi Commune stay up all night to catch Linh fish in local fields near the Cambodian fields.
Over the past twenty days, Truong Thi Bich and her husband have placed 20 fishing nets on fields to hunt Linh fish. Every day, they get up at 2 am to check the nests.
When the water rose high in previous years, it was easy for residents to catch Linh fish, but this year, the number of fish has decreased significantly. Bich added that it’s likely that the unusually high water levels are preventing the fish from moving in.
According to Bich, a few years ago, her family could earn VND1 million (USD40.81) each night from catching Linh fish, but now they only make VND200,000 to 300,000.
From 4 to 7 am, many boats gather at a market in the fields of An Phu Commune to trade seasonal products from the flood season, such as fish, shrimp, crabs, rats, and snakes.
People in Vinh Te Commune in An Gia are busily preparing fishing gear to catch Linh fish for traders to sell. Ta Van Truong from the commune mentioned that his family earned around VND400,000-500,000 daily from selling Linh fish.
